A Plea to Armor Modelers

Thanks for letting us know about the problem Sir. 

We'll be able to correct it soon. 

Personally, I have a Shermie in the stash right now, but nothing modern.  Is that repete kit a Sherman?   

Semper Fi,

Chris

Is that repeat kit a Sherman?

Nope, there are 5 Italeri Sd. Kfz. 234 8 Rad/Puma varients.  The Sherman would de great, there are none of them.  Thanks.

 I have an M5a1 I'll try to send out today. Keep up the great work and Keep posting! As for newer armor my apologies sir, I have absolutely zero in my stash.

 Best Regards,

Gino, having recently returned from Afghanistan I can say I certainly appreciated the kits and supplies that were sent to our camp. Let me know some specific items and I'll put together a care package and "pay it forward".  To the fellow modelers that have or are in the process of sending models to the troops, another very sincere thank you from someone that was on the receiving end, it really helps.

Tim Ellis

Gino

You know my answer!! I will get you on the secure push to let you know what and when I am shipping

Hopefully Roy Chow sees this. AMPS was putting models for the troops a while back. I will begin investigating and sending e-mail.

I'll be back with more info...

Rounds Complete!!

Gino, (and others),

Be aware that there are package size and weight restrictions when shipping to an APO that need to be carefully followed, particularly if you're going to box up multiple kits and send them. Mailing to an APO is just like mailing to a US postal address in terms of shipping costs but there are dimension requirements that have to be held to to avoid it being rejected and "returned to sender". Check with your local USPS office or UPS store or similar and they can provide you with the limits. That way you can be sure your kits arrive and can be used.

I sent several kits about 6 months or so back and have been meaning to send on a few more, this gives me the perfect opportunity to pitch in again, can't let those AC guys dominate in the field after all, right?

I pulled about a dozen or so kits from my stash (figures, aircraft, WWII and modern armor) for my group's swap meet. I was going to try and sell the remaining kits on eBay and donate what was left. Maybe - I'll just donate everything! 

I read recently that  M1s are the most popular kit? Think I have one of those too!

Gino - looks like you're going to have to round up all of your modeling soldiers and have a 234/2 GB!

About how long does it take for you to receive packages from the U.S.? 

Thanks for all the support guys.  Any armor will do for now.  Modern stuff is highly sought after though. 

For the P.O. specifics, I believe it is 70 total inches (L + W + H) for the box.  That equates to a pretty good sized box.  It usually takes about 7-10 days to get here from the states.  My wife sent me a 20" cubic box and it was pretty heavy (full of modeling supplies) and I got it in 7 days.

Thanks again and I'm looking forward to knocking the aircraft guys off their pedestal.

How about started kits?

Any way you can pass along some pics of the troops builds? Is it safe too assume that many haven't built any or in some time?

Hopefully some of them will be inspired to build in the future when they get back home.

I will be sending one as well.  Pay day is Friday and I'll make a trip to my lhs for a modern piece.  

Thank You to all the troops from my family

Sir,

I put some stuff in the mail yesterday, hopefully it'll be there in a couple of weeks.  I have to imagine that a weeks mail for APO addresses of units serving in Iraq fill up a C-5 or at least a C-17.  Anyway, I wanted to BUMP this topic, so nobody misses it.  It's July 4th and I'm sure the spirit of Washington's Continental Army lives on. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

  Gino is it okay to order something on line and have it sent to the address you posted?

Thanks guys.  Actually, it takes packages only about 1 week to make it here from the states.  The Army mail system is pretty efficient.  Ordering and having it sent here is fine too.

Thanks for the thoughts of all our servicemen and women, esp. on July 4th.

 Arty, I've got around 20-30 kits that I can send you, mind you now they are not all armor but several of them are. Where do I send them?

   Charlie

Charlie, that would be great.  The address is:

Quintiliani, Gino P.

10th MTN DIV HQ (FECC)

APO AE 09342

Thanks for the support.

Gino,

Sending you an email.  I'll be sending out packages soon.

Best regards,

Charlie